When is an Immigrant Ineligible to Apply for Asylum?
An asylum seeker is ineligible for legal asylum if he or she:
1. Has participated in the persecution of any other person or group based on their race, religion, national origin, social group, or politics;
2. Is deemed a danger to the community due to conviction in the US of a serious crime;
3. Has committed a serious non-political crime outside the US;
4. Is considered to pose a danger to the security of the United States;
5. Has been declared inadmissible to the US on terrorism-related grounds;
6. Was "firmly resettled" in another country prior to moving to the US; or
7. Has been convicted of an "aggravated felony."
Pittsburgh immigration lawyers at Goldstein & Associates, LLC, 866.716.5682 offer legal counsel to clients seeking asylum in the United States.
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